Patents by Inventor Lawrence Glen Griffis

Lawrence Glen Griffis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Deployable and inflatable roof, wall, or other structure for stadiums and other venues
    Patent number: 8763309
    Abstract: A deployable and inflatable roof, wall, or other structure has first and second covers made of flexible panels and cables arranged from edge to edge along the covers. Couplings along the edges of the covers connect the structure to supports, such as rails on which the structure can deploy and other supports of a building. Air from blowers blow air in between the covers to inflate the structure like an air cushion. In addition to cables, lateral support for the structure can use struts disposed edge to edge along the covers. Traction or rack and pinion drive mechanisms or cable drive systems can be used to deploy and retract the structure along the rails to cover or open a rooftop or other opening or area of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Walter P. Moore & Associates
    Inventors: Lawrence Glen Griffis, Mark Clinton Waggoner
  • Deployable and Inflatable Roof, Wall, or Other Structure for Stadiums and Other Venues
    Publication number: 20130318885
    Abstract: A deployable and inflatable roof, wall, or other structure has first and second covers made of flexible panels and cables arranged from edge to edge along the covers. Couplings along the edges of the covers connect the structure to supports, such as rails on which the structure can deploy and other supports of a building. Air from blowers blow air in between the covers to inflate the structure like an air cushion. In addition to cables, lateral support for the structure can use struts disposed edge to edge along the covers. Traction or rack and pinion drive mechanisms or cable drive systems can be used to deploy and retract the structure along the rails to cover or open a rooftop or other opening or area of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Lawrence Glen Griffis, Mark Clinton Waggoner